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C-reactive protein is protective against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in mice
C-reactive protein (CRP) has several properties that suggest that it may function as a bacterial opsonin. CRP shows binding reactivity with pneumococcal C-polysaccharide, the cell wall carbohydrate of Streptococcus pneumoniae. In this study we have demonstrated protection of mice against serotypes 3...
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The Rockefeller University Press
1981
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2186532/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7299351 |